upbound
English
Etymology
Adjective
upbound (not comparable)
- Directed or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream
- He took an upbound escalator.
Adverb
upbound (comparative more upbound, superlative most upbound)
- Up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream
- The ore boat sailed upbound through the locks last week.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:upbound.